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Bishopsbourne, Tasmania
Bishopsbourne (known informally as "The Bourne") is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Northern Midlands in the Central LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about south-west of the town of Longford. The 2016 census has a population of 136 for the state suburb of Bishopsbourne. It is a farming community and has a church, graveyard and recreation ground. Nearby towns include Carrick, Bracknell and Longford all of which are regarded as lesser towns. Almost all the houses and farms are located on Bishopsbourne Road and there are a few back roads. There has been increased activity of development in recent years, though none of it has been commercial. Bishopsbourne has a cricket team that has been playing in the local competition for about 70 years. History Bishopsbourne was gazetted as a locality in 1966. Bishopsbourne Post Office opened on 31 December 1846 and closed in 1976. St Wilfrid's Theological College, Cressy was located near Bishopsbourne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Midlands Council
Northern Midlands Council is a local government body in Tasmania, extending south of Launceston into the northern region of the Tasmanian central midlands. Northern Midlands is classified as a rural local government area and has a population of 13,300, the major population centres and localities of the region include Campbell Town, Evandale, Longford, and Perth. History and attributes On 2 April 1993, the municipalities of Campbell Town, Evandale, Fingal, Longford and Ross were amalgamated to form the Northern Midlands Council. Northern Midlands is classified as rural, agricultural and very large under the Australian Classification of Local Governments. Localities Not in above list * Ben Lomond * Bracknell * Interlaken * Lake Sorell * Lemont * Liffey * Relbia * Travellers Rest * White Hills * Youngtown See also *List of local government areas of Tasmania Councils of Tasmania are the 29 administrative districts of the Australian state of Tasmania. Local gove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitemore, Tasmania
Whitemore is a rural locality and small town in the local government area of Meander Valley in the Launceston region of Tasmania. The locality is about south-east of the town of Westbury. The 2016 census has a population of 198 for the state suburb of Whitemore. The town's land and surrounding rural area was first granted to Richard Dry in the 1830s then sold for farming to William Hingston in 1854. Hingston constructed a Wesleyan Chapel, near which a few later buildings were added. Over time the town has had a blacksmith, post office, library, shops and petrol station; none of these remain in the 21st Century. Shaw Contracting, a large Civil engineering firm formed by James Alan Hope Shaw, has been the most significant business in the town's history. Whitemore's most prominent features are the 1864 brick church, adjacent original church building dating from 1857—now a community hall—and the large workshop and offices of Shaw contracting. From 1870 to sometime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liffey River (Tasmania)
The Liffey River is a river in Northern Tasmania, Australia. Route and catchment area It flows from Projection Bluff on the north side of Dry's Bluff in the Great Western Tiers to the Meander River near Carrick, and is one of its main tributaries. The Liffey has a modern catchment area of which has been modified by human activity, specifically diversion for irrigation. Flow is highly seasonal with the largest average monthly flows from July to September. The flow, and effective catchment area, are affected by irrigation diversion. Excess flow from the Cressy-Longford irrigation scheme is diverted into the river increasing summer flow in the river's lower reaches. This irrigation diversion originates at the Poatina Hydroelectric Power Station's tailrace and enters the river near Bracknell. Though the upper hills are known for their cool temperate rainforest, land along most of the river's length is used for agriculture. Water quality in the lower reaches is affected by agricu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Wilfrid's Theological College, Cressy
St Wilfrid's Theological College was an Australian educational institution in Bishopsbourne, Tasmania, established in 1904 and which closed in 1929. It trained candidates for ordination in the Church of England in Australia (as the Anglican Church of Australia was then called). Its history is closely tied up with that of Christ College, but it was a separate institution from either the first (1846) or second (1929) foundations of the latter. Christ's College (1846 foundation) The first Bishop of Tasmania (then still called Van Diemen's Land) was Francis Nixon, who was appointed in 1842 and arrived in the colony the following year. In 1845 Nixon purchased 1,218 acres at Bishopsbourne in the Tasmanian Midlands for use a college. Nixon's intention was that the college would develop along the lines of an Oxbridge college, and thereby provide the basis for university education in Tasmania, and also to be a theological college. The Hutchins School in Hobart and Launceston Gramm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graveyard
A cemetery, burial ground, gravesite or graveyard is a place where the remains of dead people are buried or otherwise interred. The word ''cemetery'' (from Greek , "sleeping place") implies that the land is specifically designated as a burial ground and originally applied to the Roman catacombs. The term ''graveyard'' is often used interchangeably with cemetery, but a graveyard primarily refers to a burial ground within a churchyard. The intact or cremated remains of people may be interred in a grave, commonly referred to as burial, or in a tomb, an "above-ground grave" (resembling a sarcophagus), a mausoleum, columbarium, niche, or other edifice. In Western cultures, funeral ceremonies are often observed in cemeteries. These ceremonies or rites of passage differ according to cultural practices and religious beliefs. Modern cemeteries often include crematoria, and some grounds previously used for both, continue as crematoria as a principal use long after the interment areas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church (building)
A church, church building or church house is a building used for Christian worship services and other Christian religious activities. The earliest identified Christian church is a house church founded between 233 and 256. From the 11th through the 14th centuries, there was a wave of church construction in Western Europe. Sometimes, the word ''church'' is used by analogy for the buildings of other religions. ''Church'' is also used to describe the Christian religious community as a whole, or a body or an assembly of Christian believers around the world. In traditional Christian architecture, the plan view of a church often forms a Christian cross; the center aisle and seating representing the vertical beam with the Church architecture#Characteristics of the early Christian church building, bema and altar forming the horizontal. Towers or domes may inspire contemplation of the heavens. Modern churches have a variety of architectural styles and layouts. Some buildings designe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tasmania
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Cressy, Tasmania
Cressy is a small town south-west of Launceston, Tasmania. It came into existence in the 1850s to service the surrounding wheat farms. At the 2006 census, Cressy had a population of 670. It is known as Tasmania's "Trout capital" for the good fishing in the area. It is also home to an extensive agriculture research facility for the Tasmanian Institute of Agricultural Research. Cressy Post Office opened on 17 September 1856. Nearby towns include: Bishopsbourne, Bracknell, Liffey, Blackwood Creek, Poatina and Longford. History Cressy was established as the main centre for the Cressy Company. The Cressy Company's first director Captain Bartholemew Boyle Thomas chose to name company after the Battle of Crecy A battle is an occurrence of combat in warfare between opposing military units of any number or size. A war usually consists of multiple battles. In general, a battle is a military engagement that is well defined in duration, area, and force ... in the 14th C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bracknell, Tasmania
Bracknell is a rural locality and town in the local government areas of Meander Valley and Northern Midlands in the Launceston and Central regions of Tasmania. The locality is about south-east of the town of Westbury. The 2016 census has a population of 459 for the state suburb of Bracknell. It was established to serve the needs of the forestry industry but is now a centre for the local farming community. History The township of Bracknell was surveyed prior to 1859, at which time an auction of town blocks was held, but only became established in the early 1870s. By 1874 there was a church, two school buildings, a hotel and several other buildings. The town's land had formerly been owned by the Church of England. All the streets in Bracknell have been given female names, a curiosity that dates from when the town was laid out. The current hotel has been in operation since 1880, originally as the Enfield Hotel. The post office opened on 1 August 1872. The first Methodist se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toiberry, Tasmania
Toiberry is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Northern Midlands in the Central LGA region of Tasmania ) , nickname = , image_map = Tasmania in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Tasmania in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdi .... The locality is about west of the town of Longford. The 2016 census recorded a population of 22 for the state suburb of Toiberry. History Toiberry was gazetted as a locality in 1959. The area was originally gazetted as Little Hampton. Toiberry is believed to be an Aboriginal word for “ashes”. Geography Almost all of the boundaries are survey lines. The Western Railway Line passes through from north-east to north-west. Road infrastructure Route C518 (Bishopsbourne Road) passes through from north-east to west. References Towns in Tasmania Localities of Northern Midlands Council {{Tasmani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central LGA Region
Councils of Tasmania are the 29 administrative districts of the Australian state of Tasmania. Local government areas (LGAs), more generally known as councils, are the tier of government responsible for the management of local duties such as road maintenance, town planning and waste management. Local government regions The local government areas of Tasmania are grouped into six regions: * Central * Hobart * Launceston * North-east * North-west and west * South-east Local government areas There are 29 local government areas of Tasmania: Towns and suburbs of councils areas The following is a list of councils areas grouped by region, and the major towns and suburbs within each LGA. Hobart area councils Greater Hobart contains six LGAs: *Brighton Council, containing the Hobart suburbs of Bridgewater, Gagebrook, Old Beach, and the towns of Brighton, Pontville, and Tea Tree. *City of Clarence, containing the Hobart suburbs of Acton, Bellerive, Cambridge, Clarendon Vale, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carrick, Tasmania
Carrick is a small historic village west of Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, on the banks of the Liffey River. The Meander Valley Highway passes through the town's centre; this road was formerly the main road from Launceston to Deloraine and Devonport. Carrick has a well-preserved 19th-century heritage; fifteen of its colonial buildings are listed on the Tasmanian Heritage Register including Carrick House (1840), St Andrew's Church (1848), the Old Watch house (1837), Monds Roller Mill (1846) and the Carrick Hotel (1833). The first land grant at Carrick was in 1818 and a decade later William Bryan was building a wooden mill on the river's bank. The town was formed in consequence of this mill's construction and town plots sold in 1838. Carrick Post Office opened on 5 November 1841. Carrick never grew large—the population varied from around 200 to 439—and today it is largely a residential settlement for those who work in Launceston and the rural areas surrounding the town. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
